Huntington Beach’s father, who was walking with his child, said he was stunned after a neighbors made him a shelter and called the police.
Chapman Hamburg, 32, is a young father of four children and an artist who runs his own studio in the city.
He was walking in the usual morning with his newly born daughter in the ropes of a child when the police officers suddenly pulled and approached him.
They received a call from one of the neighbors claiming that Hamburg was a homeless man with a stolen child.
According to what was reported, the woman entered her car and followed him to his home. When the police asked Hamburg the identity that he had already lived at home, when the reaction began to record.
The video was shared on its Instagram page Since then, more than 50 million times have been seen.
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The video was published to Instagram, which shows Chapman Hamburg, 32, speaking to the police after he was a shelter while walking his child in the Huntington Beach neighborhood. (ThehamBorgs) -
Chapman Hamburg speaks to KTLA on June 5, 2025. (KTLA) -
Chapman Hamburg is a local artist and a father of four who own at Hamburg Academy of Arts in Huntington Beach. (Ktla) -
Chapman Hamburg, “invisible tracks”, is sold with 20 % of revenues that will support displacement efforts in Orange United. (Ktla) -
Chapman Hamburg is a local artist and a father of four who own at Hamburg Academy of Arts in Huntington Beach. (Ktla)
In the video, Hamburg heard his wife what was happening and was not amusing.
At that time, Hamburg was wearing crosses and wool jacket. He had a beard and his long hair was tied again in a cake.
The police tells that he surprised that his neighbors had not already seen him wandering in the neighborhood several times a day. The officer tells Hamburg of the woman who reported his life on one street of his home.
Hamburg said he is not upset with misunderstanding and admits that, being one of the parents tired of a new baby may have left him seemed more necessary than usual.
“I am a little annoyed,” he said. “I was not ready for the day yet. I felt my hair in the chaotic bed of my clinic. My sober was a little loose and there was a slogan for the soles.”
Although it seems a bit uninterrupted, Hamburg said he was still very surprised by the accident.
“I was really shocked and I was embarrassed by everything,” he said.
After the social media publication in Hamburg went about the accident, he said he inspired him to think about the issues and stigma surrounding the displacement.
“These stereotypes of what might seem to be homeless can be really harmful,” he said.
Therefore, Hamburg decided to take action and make the most of his new attention.
He sells a limited edition of his drawings, “Invisible tracks,” 20 percent of the returns to Orange County United onsurechich.
“This was an incredible opportunity to interact with the audience and help expose some of the myths and wrong information that people enjoy about homelessness,” explained by Pix Hoho Khalil, CEO of Orange County United. United to end the displacement initiative.
Hamburg said that the accident highlights the difficulties experienced by parents and individuals who have no shelter in fact daily while targeting or distinguishing them.
He said he is grateful to turn his position into a positive situation and not just collect money, but also raises awareness of an important issue that affects many societies.